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Postcard From August Petunias

If your petunias aren't looking as flower-filled and bushy as they did early in the summer, you can trim them back by 1/3 to 1/2 (sometimes more!), water them well and then give them a dose of a synthetic fertilizer. (Organic fertilizers take too long at this time of...

A Postcard From Daylilies

Perennial gardens need some mid-summer tending. Pulling weeds, of course. But also deadheading and editing. Pull plants that want to take over the garden...some perennials need the controlling hand of the gardener.  Plants that have flowered in the spring or early...

Broken Pots and Citrus in Containers

In Italy it's common practice to repair broken containers by drilling holes and using wire or a combination of wire and cement or other patching compound to make terracotta pots useful into the future. I have also fixed pots with waxed cord, such as the type used for...
A Postcard From Repaired Pots

A Postcard From Repaired Pots

Terracotta pots are fairly easy to repair if you have a drill that can make holes on both pieces. Use wire or waxed cord like this one that I use. In my opinion, these repaired pots are even more attractive than a new...

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